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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Spurlock chooses UCF

Ask many people in the college basketball world, and they will tell you that it is only a matter of time before Central Florida is a perennial contender in Conference-USA.

New head coach Donnie Jones and the Knights took another step towards that goal on Saturday, as Virginia transfer Tristan Spurlock chose UCF as his next destination.

Spurlock, who averaged 2.4 points in 13 appearances last season, picked the Knights over Notre Dame, Providence, South Florida, George Washington and others.

“I loved the area and the coaching staff was great, too, and I will be able to play the wing,” said Spurlock, a top-100 recruit out of high school who left the Cavaliers after his freshman year. “I think I can help them on the wing position and really add some talent and more depth to the team.”

Spurlock was unhappy with his role at Virginia, where he was expected to be more of a power forward as opposed to playing on the perimeter, where he is more comfortable. The up-tempo style UCF plays, as well as Spurlock’s relationship with Jones and the coaching staff, were the biggest factors in his decision.

Being in Orlando for the next four years certainly was not a drawback for Spurlock.